More than 30,000 people grilled their way into history on October 26th to devour 61,600 pounds (28,000 kilos) of meat over the course of 6 hours to create the world�s largest barbecue in the Mariano Roque Alonso township located on the outskirts of Asuncion.
To set a Guinness World Record, the entire bovine should be eaten in less than 8 hours. Bloated participants made short work of the feat in record timing, consuming an average of more than 2 pounds per person.
Volunteer barbecue masters built fires covering a massive area 197 feet (60 meters) wide by 328 feet (100 meters) long, about the size of a football field.
Known locally as �Todo bicho que camina va al asador,� the event name translates into English as �Every critter walking goes to the barbecue.�
Beef cattle are a mainstay of Paraguay�s economy, but the barbecue was held in solidarity for women victims of mistreatment and children who suffer from leukemia, with funds raised from the $3 entrance fee.
�All of the food that was there was eaten. It�s the largest quantity of meat that has been eaten at one event held on one day.� said the judge, Ralph Hannah.
�It�s an official record, a Guinness World Record, and Paraguay will be in the next edition.� he added.
In achieving the �Largest Barbecue in the World,� the Paraguayan town shatters the previous record, an 8-hour eat-a-thon of 21,700 kilos that took place in Philadelphia in 1996.
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